Round Up for midweek of Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Brentford

Louis Watson started a game for the first time in his career
In the same game, Jason Knight started a game for the 60th time in his career

Middlesbrough 2-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the third time for Preston North End - this was his first red card since Saturday, 21th October 2017

League 1

Oxford United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-0 Ipswich

Stephen Ward's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

League 2

Salford City 0-0 Colchester

Richie Towell's introduction was his 50th appearance for Salford City

Crawley 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Walsall, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October 2019

Port Vale 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was named in the Newport starting XI for the 150th time

Mansfield Town 1-1 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Sunday, 10th January

Wednesday, 17th March 2021

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was first appearance since Wednesday, 10th February

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady started his 100th game for Sunderland

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 9th February 2021

Tuesday, 9th February 2021

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Peterborough 2-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 400th career appearance

Shrewsbury 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his 25th goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Swindon Town

Ronan Curtis scored his tenth goal of the season in his 100th appearance in League One

Rochdale 1-4 MK Dons

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season at new club Rochdale, almost a year after his last appearance on Saturday, 22 February 2020

Fleetwood 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paddy Madden's goal made the striker Fleetwood's top league goalscorer

🌟 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙍 🌟@Paddymadden has become #ftfc's highest ever EFL league goal scorer after scoring his 4⃣2⃣nd against Doncaster tonight! 👏#OnwardTogether pic.twitter.com/iZIwN5YRnG

— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) February 9, 2021

League 2

Salford City 4-1 Cambridge United

Richie Towell scored for the first time since Saturday, 10 October

Harrogate Town 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long completed his first assist of the season

Walsall 1-1 Mansfield Town

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season
Harry Charsley's start was his 50th career appearance

Bolton 1-1 Morecambe

Eoin Doyle scored his 50th goal in League Two

FA Cup

Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth

Jimmy Dunne started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26 September

Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United

Mipo Odubeko's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Motherwell

Gary Dicker's start was his 150th appearance in the SPL

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City

David McGoldrick's start was his 100th appearance for Sheffield United

What. A. Player. 💫

David McGoldrick made his 100th appearance for the Blades last night. 👏 pic.twitter.com/4wcMUGbpPI

— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) February 11, 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th October 2020

Saturday, 10 October 2020

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Oxford United

Liam Kelly made his 110th career appearance

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Cassidy made his fifth appearance in the competition

Plymouth 2-0 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 90th start for Burton Albion

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time this season

Cambridge United 2-1 Newport Co.

Wes Hoolahan assisted two goals - his first assist since Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

Corey O'Keeffe made his 40th career start
Ryan Sweeney made his 90th start for Mansfield Town

Oldham 2-3 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his first assist of the season - his fifth for Morecambe

Salford City 2-2 Tranmere

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal in the competition

Walsall 1-1 Colchester

Liam Kinsella's first booking since Tuesday, 8 September 2020(34 days)

Scottish League Cup

Annan 1-1 Stranraer

Ruairi Paton scored his first goal for Stranraer

Queen of the South 2-2 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 11 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

Jon Gallagher made his tenth appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 28th February 2020

Friday, 28th February 2020

League 1

Portsmouth 3-0 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis was named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 80th time

Australian A-League

Sydney 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in four months

Saturday, 29th February 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his 25th appearance for Crystal Palace

West Ham United 3-1 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored the fifth goal of his career, in his first start in a month
Southampton started three Irish players (Obafemi, Shane Long, and Will Smallbone) for the first time in the Saints' history

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Preston North End

Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their 20th appearance of the season in this game

Luton 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 15th appearance for Stoke City

QPR 2-2 Birmingham City

Dan Crowley start his first game for Birmingham in six weeks
Scott Hogan scored his fifth and sixth goals for Birmingham City in only his seventh appearance.

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby County

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Ipswich

Connor Ronan made his 60th career start

Bolton 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Daryl Murphy's start was his 25th appearance for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal for Doncaster Rovers - this was his first strike in a month

Gillingham 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly's first goal in a month - his fifth goal of the season

Rotherham 1-1 MK Dons

Joe Mason's late introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance in six weeks

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Plymouth

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for Bradford City

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Samir Carruthers started a game for the first time in ten weeks

Grimsby 0-3 Northampton

Alan McCormack started a game for Northampton for the first time in two month

Macclesfield 0-2 Salford City

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season, two months after his last strike on St Stephen's Day

Oldham 5-0 Newport Co.

Chris McCann made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 0-2 Ayr

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal in the Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Dundee Utd

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of his career

Sunday, 1st March 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Troy Parrott's late appearance off the bench was his first minutes of game time since Saturday, 7th December
Matt Doherty scored in consecutive games for the second time this season

MLS

Nashville MLS 1-2 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney made his MLS debut

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th February 2020

Tuesday, 18th February 2020

League 1

Southend United 0-1 Gillingham

Joe Shaughnessy's came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Plymouth

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 4-4 St Mirren

Sam Foley scored his first goal in the competition - this was his first goal in three months

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

Wednesday, 19th February 2020

Football League Trophy

Newport Co. 0-0 Salford City

Darron Gibson made his debut for Salford City - 300 days after his last appearance in football
Richie Towell was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Thursday, 20th February 2020

UEFA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Espanyol

Matt Doherty completed his first assist of the season - his first since Saturday, 4th May 2019

Indian Super League

NorthEast United 1-5 Unknown Club

Andy Keogh scored his first goal for NorthEast United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd August 2019

Friday, 2nd August 2019

Championship

Luton 3-3 Middlesbrough

James Collins' late equaliser was his first goal in the Championship

Saturday, 3rd August 2019

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Reading 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was sent off for the first time since February 2015
Josh Barrett's assist for Meite's goal was his first assist for Reading, and his first at senior level since November 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Rotherham

After signing for AFC Wimbledon over the summer, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the Dons, and was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

John-Joe O'Toole's start for for new club Burton Albion was his first time starting a game since March
Stephen Quinn was sent off for the fourth time in his career, this was his first red card since December 2014

Coventry 1-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy made his first appearance for new club Southend United

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance since January

Peterborough 1-3 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's second half introduction was his 350th appearance in English football

Shrewsbury 1-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis made his 50th appearance for Portsmouth

League 2

Salford City 2-0 Stevenage

Richie Towell's open day booking was his first yellow card since October 2018

Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Exeter 1-0 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in 11 months

Leyton Orient 1-0 Cheltenham

Conor Wilkinson's assist on the winner was his first assist in almost a year

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll made his 200th appearance since leaving Irish football

Sunday, 4th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 11 August 2018

Monday, 5th August 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Derby County

Jason Knight came off the bench late in the second half to make his senior club debut

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st March 2019

Friday, 1st March 2019

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 2-0 Sepahan

Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 20th October

Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County

The first goal of Conor Hourihane's brace was his first strike in two months
Glenn Whelan completed his first assist since Saturday, 29th December

Millwall 1-3 Norwich

Shaun Williams scored his 20th goal for the club, his first goal in three months, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Bristol City

Alan Browne made his 150th start for Preston North End
In the same game, Callum O'Dowda made his 100th appearance for Bristol City

Rotherham 3-2 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Luton 2-0 Rochdale

James Collins' 20th goal of the season was also his 40th goal for Luton, and coincidentally, his 40th goal in League One

Portsmouth 5-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Tuesday, 11th December

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th October

Exeter 0-1 Tranmere

Dara O'Shea made his 25th appearance for Exeter

Grimsby 0-2 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 4-2 Cheltenham

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

MK Dons 1-0 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox was named in a starting XI for the first time since New Year's Day

Swindon Town 3-0 Colchester

Canice Carroll scored his first goal for Swindon, this was the defender's first goal since December 2017

Yeovil 3-2 Morecambe

Courtney Duffus completed his first assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th February 2019

Friday, 15th February 2019

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne City

Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 16th February 2019

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Richie Towell scored his tenth goal for Rotherham

Ipswich 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored for the first time since August in his 300th appearance in English football
Alan Judge completed his first assist since signing for Ipswich

Sheffield United 4-0 Reading

In his first appearance for Sheffield United, Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season
John Egan made his 100th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bradford City 0-0 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started his first game in two months

Charlton 0-0 Blackpool

Josh Cullen made his 100th career appearance

Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mark Byrne's winner was his first goal since September
Callum Reilly's first booking since October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Oxford United 0-1 Peterborough

Samir Carruthers made his 100th appearance in the competition

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Bury

Joe Murphy was booked for the fifth time this season

Grimsby 1-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 200th appearance in English football

Lincoln City 2-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin made his 200th appearance in the competition
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Hibernian
David McMillan made his first start for Hamilton Academical

English FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall

Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Newport Co. 1-4 Manchester City

Padraig Amond's consolation strike was his tenth goal in the Cup

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 4-0 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh made his first assist of the season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 0-1 Slovan Bratislava

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance for DAC

Sunday, 17th February 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic

Alan Power made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 26th January 2019

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich

Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Wigan

Darron Gibson made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Leeds United

Anthony Forde made his 100th appearance for Rotherham
Richie Towell completed his first assist since November

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship
Sean Maguire made his first assist of the season - this was his fifth assist since signing for Preston

League 1

Peterborough 0-0 Charlton

Conor O'Malley made his 25th appearance for Peterborough

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan's first goal of the season was the fifth goal of his career
Paul Green's first assist since Saturday, 4 August 2018(174 days)

Exeter 1-0 Cambridge United

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

Jake Mulraney was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Following his recovery from surgery, Tommie Hoban came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th August
Gary Dicker was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-0 Dunfermline

Ryan Scully made the first appearance of his second spell Dunfermline

English FA Cup

Shrewsbury 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's fourth goal of the season equals his tally from 2017/18

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Oldham

Kieran Sadlier was named in a Doncaster Rovers starting XI for the first time

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started his first game for Burnley since Saturday, 15th December
Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, Stephen Ward and Brady were all named in a Burnley starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 21st May 2017

Portsmouth 1-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's first start in a month was also his first appearances in the FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 4-2 West Ham United

Dylan Connolly made his first start for AFC Wimbledon

Sunday, 27 January 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th December 2018

Saturday, 29th December 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Richie Towell was sent off for the first time since leaving the League of Ireland

Millwall 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy started his first game since Saturday, 6th October

Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan assisted a goal for the first time since September
Congratulations to Adam O'Reilly on his senior debut

🙌 Congratulations to @pnefcacademy pair @Adam_o_reilly and @Ethanwalker_7 on making their first team debuts this afternoon! 👏 #pnefc pic.twitter.com/VPckeGfDzJ

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) December 29, 2018

QPR 0-0 Reading

John O'Shea was booked on his first appearance in a month

Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn

David McGoldrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game in what was his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Swansea 2-2 Wigan

Darron Gibson started his first game in a month

League 1

Burton Albion 1-1 Plymouth

Stephen Quinn made his 25th appearance for Burton Albion
Damien McCrory's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in a month

Coventry 1-0 Southend United

Michael Doyle came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Rochdale 0-4 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his fifth goal for the club

Walsall 2-2 Luton

Alan McCormack was booked for the fifth time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 13th November; this was also the midfielder's 25th appearance for Luton
James Collins' tenth goal of the season was also his 30th goal for Luton

League 2

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Kieran O'Hara's start against Carlisle was his 25th career start

Mansfield Town 0-0 Swindon Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 25th appearance for Mansfield Town

Notts County 0-0 Bury

Jay O'Shea's start was the midfielder's 250th career start

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-2 St Johnstone

Andy Boyle was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunday, 30th December 2018

Premier League

Burnley 2-0 West Ham United

Declan Rice was booked for the first time since September

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-2 Adelaide United

Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his tenth goal for the club



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Monday, 31st December 2018

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-4 Perth Glory

The first goal of Andy Keogh's brace (his fifth and sixth goals of the season) was his 50th goal for Perth Glory

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th December 2018

Friday, 7th December 2018

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the date of his last booking on Saturday, 9th December 2017

Saturday, 8th December 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since April 2016!

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams' was booked for the first time in two months

Millwall 2-2 Hull City

Aiden O'Brien's goal was his first strike since August

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Preston North End

Daryl Murphy's appearance off the bench was the striker's first appearance in two months

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored in consecutive games for the first time since December 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-4 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance in League One

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Barnsley

After signing on an emergency loan midweek, Stephen Henderson made his first start for Wycombe Wanderers. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since February

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Oldham

Corey Whelan made his 25th career start

Swindon Town 2-1 Newport Co.

In his 25th appearance of the season, Padraig Amond scored his 25th goal for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's first goal in a month was also his fifth goal in the SPL and the tenth goal of the defender's career

Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Hearts 1-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne's start was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 20th October

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 2-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 9th December 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Rangers

Andy Boyle's start was his first appearance in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers

Congratulations to Chris McCann on winning the MLS Cup with Atlanta United

Monday, 10th December 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-2 Watford

Seamus Coleman's own goal was his first OG since August 2014

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th November 2018

Friday, 30th November 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 15th goal for Wolves, this was also the 20th goal of the defender's career

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Arka Gdynia

Cillian Sheridan's start (his first since Friday, 19th October) was his 350th career appearance

Saturday, 1st December 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time in a month

Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's third goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Brighton.
Before this goal, no Irish player had scored more than two Premier League goals in a season since the 2016/17 season, and no Irish player had scored in December since Shane Long scored on 31st December 2016

Southamton 2-2 Manchester United

Michael Obafemi marked his first start in the Premier League with an assist. Obafemi is only the fifth teenage Irish striker to start a Premier League game, following Robbie Keane, Leon Best, Anthony Stokes and Reece Grego-Cox

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Preston North End

Graham Burke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Norwich 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde's first appearance in a month was also his first time in Rotherham's starting XI since AugustRichie Towell's scored his first goal in two months

Reading 2-2 Stoke City

James McClean was shown his first yellow card since August

Middlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan came off the bench to score his first goal since February

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-0 Greenock Morton

Aidan Keena scored his fourth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

English FA Cup

Peterborough 2-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City - all of which have been starts

Walsall 1-1 Sunderland

Liam Kinsella made his 50th start for Walsall
Aiden McGeady's strike was his first goal in the FA Cup

Charlton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Billy Clarke's start was his 25th appearance for Charlton

Wrexham 0-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month

Sunday, 2nd December 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for first appearance in a month
Aiden O'Brien started a game for Millwall for the first time in a month
Shaun Williams scored his fifth goal of the season

English FA Cup

Bury 0-1 Luton

Eoghan O'Connell's first start in two months was his 25th start for Bury

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 QPR

Richie Towell made his 50th start for Rotherham

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time in almost four months

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Gillingham

In his first appearance in a month, Callum Reilly scored his first goal since September, and was sent off for the first time in his career

Luton 4-0 Bradford City

Glen Rea made his 150th career appearance

Portsmouth 2-0 Walsall

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in League One
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in nearly two months

Sunderland 4-2 Barnsley

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Sunderland

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Cambridge United

David Forde was booked for the first time this season - this was the goalkeeper's first yellow card in eleven months

Newport Co. 3-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th start for Northampton

English League Cup

Leicester City 0-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi made his first start for Southampton's senior side

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th October 2018

Saturday, 20th October 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton

Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

Luton 2-0 Walsall

Glen Rea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Luton

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Simon Cox was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 4-0 Notts County

Jay O'Shea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Bury

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 150th career start in England
Liam McAlinden came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 28th August

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st July

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power scored his first goal for Kilmarnock, this was his first goal since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South

Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh scored on the opening day of the A-League 2018/19 season 

Round up for weekend of Friday, 28th September 2018

Friday, 28th September 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown was booked for the first time this season

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 6-0 Esteghlal

Anthony Stokes' four goals in this win (his first strikes in a month) brings his total to seven goals in seven appearances for Sazi

Saturday, 29th September 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-1 Manchester United

Declan Rice made his 25th start for West Ham United

Everton 3-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Manchester City 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Darragh Lenihan made his 100th appearance for Blackburn, coincidentally, this was also his 100th career start

Brentford 2-2 Reading

Alan Judge was booked for the first time this season

Millwall 2-3 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens and John Egan were both booked for the first time this season

Norwich 1-0 Wigan

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season, a year after his last booking on Wednesday, 20th September 2017

Rotherham 2-2 Stoke City

Richie Towell scored his first goal of the season, after Ryan Manning's penalty which was the fifth goal of his career

League 1

Burton Albion 0-0 Scunthorpe

Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Luton 2-2 Charlton

James Collins scored his first goal of the season in his 50th start for Luton
Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Colchester 1-2 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell made his first appearance in a month

Newport Co. 4-2 Cambridge United

Barry Corr made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United

Port Vale 1-1 Exeter

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Dundee

Andy Boyle scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season against Hamilton

Hearts 2-1 St Johnstone

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 0-0 Queen of the South

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 30th September 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 1-2 Burnley

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 21st September 2018

Friday, 21st September 2018

Danish Superliga

Vejle Boldklub 1-0 Esbjerg

Sean Murray's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 19th August

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

Championship

This was the first time two Irish players were sent off on the same day in the Championship since Lee Frecklington and Tommie Hoban were both shown red cards on Saturday, 7th March 2015

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Hourihane made his 350th career appearance

Ipswich 0-0 Bolton

In his first start in a month, Marc Wilson was sent off for the first time since May 2015. This was the third red card in the defender's career

Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

Darren Randolph made his 150th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time this season

Reading 3-0 Hull City

John O'Shea was sent off for the second time in his career - the veteran's last red card came in August 2013

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey marked his 150th start for Plymouth with his second goal of the season

Gillingham 2-4 Peterborough

Mark Byrne's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal in League One
Callum Reilly's first goal for Gillingham (his first strike since November 2017) was also the the fifth goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 25th start for Fleetwood

Sunderland 4-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barry Corr's first start of the season was his 25th start for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 1-0 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ross County 0-0 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 150th start for Inverness CT

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th April 2018

Friday, 27th April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Anthony O'Connor's first goal since August was also his fifth goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 28th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long came off the bench for his 150th appearance for Southampton

Championship

Hull City 0-2 Cardiff

David Meyler was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Leeds United

In what was his last appearance for Norwich City, Wes Hoolahan's start was his 470th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland, the goal he scored was his 70th since leaving the LOI, and his 30th in the Championship. #ThanksWes

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City

Daryl Murphy start was the striker's first appearance since since Saturday, 17th March

QPR 3-1 Birmingham City

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time since November

Sheffield United 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's winner was his 15th goal for Preston

Middlesbrough 2-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bradford City 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start was his 50th appearance of the season, and  his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston made his 50th start for Gillingham

Oldham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was named in the Doncaster starting XI for the first time since February

Oxford United 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 13th March

Peterborough 2-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 300th appearance since leaving Bohemians

Plymouth 2-1 Rotherham

Graham Carey scored his 15th goal of the season
Richie Towell's first goal since Saturday, 17 March was his fifth goal League One

League 2

Chesterfield 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first since March 2013

Colchester 0-0 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott was booked for the first time since November

Newport Co. 2-1 Cambridge United

Barry Corr was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 3-1 Exeter

Luke Wade Slater's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 7th November
Pierce Sweeney's ninth goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Yeovil 2-3 Mansfield Town

Connor Smith's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 5-3 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first yellow card in nearly two months was his fifth booking of 2017/18

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the first time since November

St Johnstone 1-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 50th career start
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal since Thursday, 29th June 2017
Conor Sammon's first goal since Saturday, 24 February was his tenth goal of the season, and his 30th goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 1st May 2018

League 2

Chesterfield 1-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 50th appearance for Newport County

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 17th April 2018

Tuesday, 17th April 2018

League 1

Wigan 1-0 Oxford United

Canice Carroll made his first appearance since January

Doncaster Rovers 3-3 Bury

Andy Boyle scored his first goal for Doncaster, also his first goal in English football, in what was his first appearance since Saturday, 24th February
Jay O'Shea scored his third goal of the season, equaling his tally from 2016/17

Gillingham 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell's first booking in two months was the midfielder's fifth yellow card of the season

Wednesday, 18th April 2018

Scottish Championship

Dumbarton 0-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's appearance in the Inverness starting XI was the winger's 150th career start

Thursday, 19th April 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Chelsea

Kevin Long unfortunately scored his first own goal in English football

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th March 2018

Saturday, 17th March 2018

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th start in English football

Norwich 3-2 Reading

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Burton Albion

Matt Doherty made his 200th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin and Simon Cox were both booked for the first time since November

MK Dons 2-1 Bury

Stephen Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season

Oldham 0-2 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle started his first game since December

Plymouth 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Graham Carey scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Alan McCormack made his first appearance since Saturday, 16th September

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Hamilton Academical

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career start

Sunday, 18th March 2018

English FA Cup

Wigan 0-2 Southampton

Noel Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th February 2018

Friday, 16th February 2018

English FA Cup

Leicester City 1-0 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers made his first appearance since Saturday, 6th January

Saturday, 17th February 2018

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alan Browne scored his fifth goal of the season
Congratulations to Adam O'Reilly on getting called up to the Preston team for the first time

Sunderland 0-2 Brentford

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time November in his first start since Monday, 1st January

League 1

Gillingham 0-0 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scunthorpe 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of 2017/18, and was also booked for the fifth time this season

Shrewsbury 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since December in his 25th start for Rotherham

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 50th appearance for Grimsby

Carlisle United 2-0 Chesterfield

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season, this was also the winger's tenth goal of his career

Crawley 3-1 Lincoln City

Mark Connolly scored his fifth goal in League Two

Newport Co. 0-0 Notts County

Mark O'Brien made his 25th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Cracovia Kraków

Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance since Friday, 1st December

Sunday, 18th February 2018

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Peterborough

Jimmy Ryan made his 25th appearance for Blackpool

English FA Cup

Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham

Joe Rafferty'was booked for the first time since October

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-2 Crusaders

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in the Scottish League Challenge Cup in his first appearance in the competition
Zachary Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Bulgarian Championship

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson started Pirin's first game on the return of the Bulgarian Championship

Monday, 19th February 2018

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Bury

Darragh Lenihan started his first game for Blackburn since August